See Seven Cantons.
Siete Partidas.
The famous code of laws compiled by Alfonso (surnamed the Wise), of Leon and Castille (1252-82). The code became the basis of the law of Spain.
Sieve Oultagh.
The name given to the head of the Whiteboys, an Irish Secret Society in Munster in 1761.
Silent, The.
The sobriquet of William I, Prince of Orange (1533-84).
Silk Riots.
An outbreak of the Spitalfields weavers in 1765 owing to their disappointment at the rejection of a Bill prohibiting the importation of foreign silks. They were, after serious rioting, quieted by the promise that the Bill would be reintroduced.